Madonna Ciccone Quotes

I strongly believe that education is a human right and that it's extremely valuable, no matter where you live in the world.

Education is a human right - a recognition of dignity that each person should be afforded.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform

It is no longer correct to regard higher education solely as a privilege. It is a basic right in today's world.

For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.

Education for all seems to be the product of a type of distributive justice that is in no way related to the individual.

I would like to make it so that education was a right, and not a privilege.

I don't know why people have divided the whole world into two groups, west and east. Education is neither eastern nor western. Education is education and it's the right of every human being.

Education should be a fundamental human right.

I believe education is the great equalizer.

Education promotes equality and lifts people out of poverty. It teaches children how to become good citizens. Education is not just for a privileged few, it is for everyone. It is a fundamental human right.

To help people in the third world get educated and learn how to read and write is so important. I mean it is such an important human right.

The government's objective, broadly expressed, is that all persons, whatever their level of ability, whether they live in town or country, have a right as citizens to a free education of the kind for which they are best fitted and to the fullest extent of their powers.

I care about education for everyone, not just the elite.

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

… free labor insists on universal education

The right to education and to free speech having been gained for woman, in the long run every other good thing was sure to be obtained.

Students and teachers should be sensitive towards the themes of empowerment of the marginalised.

I want to see unity. I want to see peace. I want people to be free to speak, be educated. I want people to be able to feed themselves.

Privilege is not in and of itself bad; what matters is what we do with privilege. I want to live in a world where all women have access to education, and all women can earn PhD’s, if they so desire. Privilege does not have to be negative, but we have to share our resources and take direction about how to use our privilege in ways that empower those who lack it.

Education is a right, it's a journey, it's a process, and it's something we have to stand for, as hard as it is.

Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility.

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.

Education is the single-most important civil rights issue that we face today.

I have the right of education. I have the right to play. I have the right to sing. I have the right to talk. I have the right to go to market. I have the right to speak up.